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Quiz about Politicians Here There and Somewhere Else

Politicians: Here, There and Somewhere Else! Quiz

I hope you enjoy this quirky little quiz. Mainly serious but with a couple of light hearted questions thrown in too.

A multiple-choice quiz by KATE211. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
KATE211

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
374,532

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
378

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. These two politicians, while often regarded as opposites, in fact shared a number of similarities. Both were born in the nineteenth century, originally served in the army, as well as having artistic talent and authorial abilities. Both married at a later than average age, were noted as orators, and attained political leadership of their country, though eventually declining mentally. To which pair of politicians am I referring? Hint

Stalin and Roosevelt

Petain and Mussolini

Adenauer and Truman

Churchill and Hitler

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Question 2 of 10

2. This British Prime Minister was NOT a favourite of Queen Victoria, during whose reign he had a long political career. Unusually he became more radical with age, serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Prime Minister. Who was he? Hint

Robert Cecil, Lord Salisbury

Lord Aberdeen

Henry Temple, Lord Palmerston

William Ewart Gladstone

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following were leading lights of the Anti-Corn Law League? Hint

Richard Cobden and John Bright

Edward Stanley and Richard Cobden

Sir Robert Peel and James Graham

Lord Palmerston and John Bright

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Question 4 of 10

4. This British prime minister attained office at the age of 24. It was supposed that his ministry could not last, although he had the last laugh, for it endured into the nineteenth century. Who was he? Hint

Lord North

William Pitt the Younger

Charles James Fox

Spencer Perceval

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Question 5 of 10

5. Sir Robert Walpole became British prime minister in 1721, during the reign of King George I. He and the king communicated mostly in which language? Hint

English

Latin

French

German

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following nineteenth century British politicians was instrumental in legislation to improve the lot of factory workers in the 1830s and chimney sweeps later on in life? Hint

Lord Salisbury

Lord Aberdeen

Lord Rosebery

Lord Ashley

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Question 7 of 10

7. This British political duo passed the Reform Act of 1832. Who were they? Hint

Wellington and Canning

Charles, Earl Grey and Lord Althorp

Lord Derby and Lord John Russell

Gladstone and Lord Lansdowne

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Question 8 of 10

8. This American politician was the longest serving president, and instigated a "new deal". Who was he? Hint

Reagan

Kennedy

Roosevelt

Nixon

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact formed an understanding between which two nations? Hint

Bulgaria and Germany

Russia and Switzerland

Russia and Germany

Romania and Austria

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which German political leader had a surname which if translated into English would be rendered as Cabbage? Hint

Paul von Hindenburg

Willy Brandt

Helmut Kohl

Angela Merkel

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Churchill and Hitler

Churchill was born in 1874. He joined the army in 1892, entered politics in 1900, became prime minister in 1940, and married in 1908. During his second term as PM (1951-1954) he was declining mentally. He was also an author, artist and inspiring speechmaker. Hitler was born in 188,9 first tried the art world, served in the German Army in World War 1, authored 'Mein Kampf', and became Chancellor of Germany in 1933.

He and Eva Braun married in 1945. Hitler's health declined markedly in the period 1940-1945.

Answer: William Ewart Gladstone

Gladstone was enabled to enter Parliament as his father had made a fortune in the slave trade. He eventually favoured Irish Home Rule. He lived from (1809-1898) so his life virtually encompassed the nineteenth century. He was an accomplished public speaker who never seemed to moderate the tone!

3. Which of the following were leading lights of the Anti-Corn Law League?

Answer: Richard Cobden and John Bright

Cobden and Bright favoured repeal of the corn laws. Cheaper foodstuffs favoured capitalists who then could keep wages to a minimum. Due to famines in the 1840s, the outcry for cheaper foodstuffs to be imported to prevent starvation increased, and finally passed through Parliament.

Answer: William Pitt the Younger

William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806) was appointed prime minister at the end of 1783. He led Britain into the Napoleonic Wars, and was the politician responsible for introducing Income Tax in 1796.

5. Sir Robert Walpole became British prime minister in 1721, during the reign of King George I. He and the king communicated mostly in which language?

Answer: Latin

George I (1660-1727) succeeded to the British throne in 1714 upon the death of Queen Anne. George was unable to speak English, so he and Walpole communicated in Latin. Partly due to the king's linguistic limitation the role of First Minister was enhanced.

6. Which of the following nineteenth century British politicians was instrumental in legislation to improve the lot of factory workers in the 1830s and chimney sweeps later on in life?

Answer: Lord Ashley

Lord Ashley (1801-1885) was involved in passing the Factory Acts, and, later in his life also opposed the practice of sending boys up chimneys to sweep them. Anthony Ashley Cooper succeeded to the Earldom of Shaftesbury in 1851. The regulation and limitations he sought were chiefly in regard to child labour, incidentally to the labour of adult females and not at all that of adult males.

The supposition being that adult males could choose/decide for themselves.

7. This British political duo passed the Reform Act of 1832. Who were they?

Answer: Charles, Earl Grey and Lord Althorp

Earl Grey also had a brand of tea named after him. He was Prime Minister and based in the House of Lords. Confusingly, Lord Althorp as heir to Earl Spencer was based in the House of Commons. The Bill had to pass in both houses before it could be added to the statute book.

8. This American politician was the longest serving president, and instigated a "new deal". Who was he?

Answer: Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1883-1945) first took the oath of office in 1933. He championed public works to alleviate the distress resultant from mass unemployment. An Anglophile, following the attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor in 1941 he played a major part in the US entry into the Second World War on the side of the allied powers. Elected for a fourth term in 1944 he became the longest serving president. Presidents are now limited to two terms.

9. The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact formed an understanding between which two nations?

Answer: Russia and Germany

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between Russia and Germany was a non-aggression pact. The Nazi regime was anti-Bolshevik, and the USSR was anti-capitalist. In June 1941 Germany launched operation Barbarossa against Russia.

10. Which German political leader had a surname which if translated into English would be rendered as Cabbage?

Answer: Helmut Kohl

It was Helmut Kohl. He was a very astute politician, and had dealings with Margaret Thatcher. In Germany the government is usually a coalition. Coalition leaders have to be receptive in a way that majority leaders do not. The criticism is ever present in a coalition set up.

Source: Author KATE211

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